Response to "Introduction: Examining the Blog-Media Relationship"
This article provided a strong sense of how powerful blogs are. With the example of the young individual
who wrote his feelings in a blog, an action that he thought would only be translated to a few but that ended
up in a short period of time becoming a story covered locally, nationally, and internationally, I started to
understand the capablities of blogs. Such an example really makes someone put a good bit of
consideration in regards to what they should choose to put on a blog and what is best to leave out. The
article particularly focused on the influence that blogs have on the media. I had no idea it had such an
immense effect.
Response to "Blogging for Better Health: Putting the "Public" Back in
Public Health:
I was glad to have read this article, because I know that blogs are very useful sources for finding out up
to date information about a certain area. The description of health blogs drove this idea home to me
because there are many situations in life when you are faced with a medical choice, but are unable to judge
what are the best actions to take. Reading entries on the blog about such topics gives valuable advice and
instruction from those who had dealt with the issue also. Especially when a serious health issue develops,
such as the occurrence of cancer in your or someone else you love's life, blogs can provide essential
information along the lines of someones concerns. In addition, blogs provide support by those who have
been in the same situation and advice from their own experiences.
